Paul George: T-Mac lite or the next Al Harrington / Josh Smith

[AngelEyes]

Because he's already one of the best defensive wings in the league and he's a very good three point shooter. He's just a guy who has a lot of impact on both sides of the ball and he's still getting better. He's not a natural scorer like Kobe or Tmac but nobody is calling him a future hall of famer right now but he's already the most important player on a very good team.

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[PTstyle272]

He's only 22 and has made huge strides in his game over the past three years.

Kid is special

[Money 23]

He's only 22 and has made huge strides in his game over the past three years.

Kid is special

Special? No.

He's 22, this isn't a 18 - 21 year old we're talking about here. He should be breaking out big time if he's legit superstar potential.

Superstars can carry their team. Paul George isn't that guy. Terrible comparison by OP.

I see him being more like Rudy Gay than anything else.

[j3lademaster]

I've yet to see him just take over a game like 22 yo Kobe, Tmac, AI, etc. have; but he's one of those bigger impact that his stats suggest(outside of his passing, didn't even realize he was averaging 4 apg watching him thought it was less) type guys... and his stats are pretty good.

[PTstyle272]

Special? No.

He's 22, this isn't a 18 - 21 year old we're talking about here. He should be breaking out big time if he's legit superstar potential.

We're not talking about 18-21, we're talking 22. lol gtfo with that. Your telling me all great players have to start dominating by age 22? You don't think there's been any that jumped when they were 23 or 24?

[Money 23]

We're not talking about 18-21, we're talking 22. lol gtfo with that. Your telling me all great players have to start dominating by age 22? You don't think there's been any that jumped when they were 23 or 24?

People are saying he has SUPERSTAR potential.

There are 5x superstars in the league: LeBron, Kobe, Durant, Wade, and CP3

Paul George hasn't even showed GLIMPSES by 22 of being able to take over games like these fellas.

He's pretty good, don't get me wrong. But he isn't totally special, and from a skill perspective he hasn't shown anything that makes you wet your pants with potential.

[veilside23]

paul george is a better danny granger

to me he is like chandler parsons when it comes to all around impact...

[j3lademaster]

People are saying he has SUPERSTAR potential.

There are 5x superstars in the league: LeBron, Kobe, Durant, Wade, and CP3

Paul George hasn't even showed GLIMPSES by 22 of being able to take over games like these fellas.

He's pretty good, don't get me wrong. But he isn't totally special, and from a skill perspective he hasn't shown anything that makes you wet your pants with potential.

If that's your standard of a superstar then no, George has shown me nothing close to having me believe he'd be in the same tier as one of those guys. But what do you think Paul's ceiling actually is? I think he can be a nice 22/8/4 Scottie Pippen type guy without quite the point forward package.

Let's be real though. Taking into account George's length, athleticism, decent touch and coordination it isn't crazy to see why people believe he has that potential. He lacks the instincts, shot creation and assertiveness I see in superstars in the making (see Kyrie for an example of superstar-in-the-making mentality).

[RoundMoundOfReb]

To me he's a longer/better Iguodala.

[TheMarkMadsen]

He's improved every year and just made his first all star team as the best player on a contending team..

Op quit hating nobody is acting like he's he second coming of Mj or Lebron

[Lebron23]

To me he's a longer/better Iguodala.

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[Tking714]

Yea ok. He's already better than Josh Smith. He's Joe Johnson caliber already. Watch him more. I bet you catch him play like once a month.

[Bigsmoke]

To me he's a longer/better Iguodala.

sounds about right

[Mr Exlax]

If you've only watched him play this season then I can understand why you would not be impressed. I've watched him since his rookie season. His game has grown by miles already. He's still working hard to get better. He's the leader on his team and they're in second place in the conference. Just keep watching. He's nowhere near his ceiling or his prime.

[ralph_i_el]

As long as he continues to do the things that win basketball games (D, 3's, passing, rebounds) he'll be great for years to come.

I must admit that comes with a caveat. Some of these guys (here's looking at you Rudy Gay) start to buy into their own hype as "Stars" and stop doing some of the things that don't show up on the stat sheet.

So if PG24 starts getting lazy on D and chucking long 2's then obviously my opinion changes.